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Lismore’s Australia Day Ambassadors
Ahead of the Australia Day celebrations Olympians Kaarle McCulloch and Kevin Chavez have been announced as Lismore’s 2022 Australia Day Ambassadors.
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Lismore Council votes in Cr Peter Colby as the new Deputy Mayor
The new Lismore Council met last night for the first time and one of the first orders of business was to elect a Deputy Mayor. The position will be held until September this year.
Ballina’s new Greens councillors ready for action
Although recent local government elections across the Northern Rivers were dominated by the surge of right-leaning candidates, state-wide there was a very successful result for The Greens, with 67 councillors elected (up from 56). Two of these new representatives are in Ballina, Ward C's Simon Chate and Ward B's Kiri Dicker.
Northern NSW Local Health District COVID update for January 14
The Northern NSW Local Health District reports that to 8pm last night, January 13, there were 905 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the District – this figure does not include positive rapid antigen tests (RAT) for the reporting period.
Lismore’s Australia Day Ambassadors
Ahead of the Australia Day celebrations Olympians Kaarle McCulloch and Kevin Chavez have been announced as Lismore’s 2022 Australia Day Ambassadors.
Council program helps farmers ditch Roundup
Simon Haslam
Cattle grazing uses 88 per cent of agricultural land in Byron Shire, and an education program for local...
Rapid antigen test shortages across the country
As you’ve no doubt heard, people in NSW are now allowed to test themselves for COVID-19 using a rapid antigen test (RAT), rather than lining up at a testing centre. There’s just one problem: no one has any RATs.
Stories about "shark spotting trial":
Govt plan to roll out shark nets a ‘knee-jerk response’
NSW Greens marine and fisheries spokesperson Justin Field has condemned an apparent decision by premier Mike Baird and fisheries minister, Niall Blair, to consider expanding the state's shark netting program, including potentially on the north coast.
Qld offer to extend shark nets to NSW slammed
Sea Shepherd Australia has slammed the Queensland premier’s offer to extend its drum lines and shark nets into NSW north coast beaches in the wake of Monday’s attack on a surfer at Lighthouse Beach.
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Northern Rivers Animal Services needs helpers
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Ballina-based animal welfare organisation Northern Rivers Animal Services Inc is on the lookout for cat-lovers to help at their cat cottage, and foster carers for both dogs and cats.
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Free KYUP! Project workshops
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Empowering our next generation to value and champion their safety and well being through self-worth and self-defence is the mission of the KYUP Project who are running free workshops in the Northern Rivers today and tomorrow.
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Renew Fest hosts May vigil for grief
Renew Fest will host a weekend-long Vigil For Grief in May 2022, and will return with the festival itself in 2023.
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BoM tsunami warning for the NSW Coastline
The State Emergency Service (SES) has issued a tsunami warning as a result of an eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apa in the Tongan Islands at 3.10pm AEDT yesterday, Saturday, January 15.
